President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate N. Nick Perry to serve in the key role of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Jamaica.
According to the White House release:
N. Nick Perry, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Jamaica
Nick Perry, an immigrant from Jamaica, has served for three decades as an Assemblyman in the New York State Legislature. Assemblyman Perry is currently the Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore of the New York State Assembly, and a Regional Vice Chairman of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators.
He serves on the New York State Assembly Standing Committees on Rules, Ways & Means, Codes, Banks, Labor, and Transportation. From 2015-2018, Perry was the Chairman of the New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus and he also served as Chairman of the New York State Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators, Inc. from 2012-2015.
Earlier, Perry served five consecutive terms on the Brooklyn Borough Board before being elected to the State Assembly in 1992. Assemblyman Perry earned his B.A. from Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York. He was named the Legislator of the Year by the National Black Caucus of State Legislators in 2018 and has been recognized with honors from the New York Civil Liberties Union and the New York State Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators among others.
Perry graduated from Kingston College in 1970.